A light, rhythmic popin echoes from somewhere. It is still too early to switch on the electric fan, so a single paper fan will do. Swaying summer willows, and a cat captivated by the glass vidro. The scent of a distant early summer—one I thought I had forgotten. A single scene, capturing the awakening breath of the season.
This work was created in 2017, inspired by uchiwa-e—traditional ukiyo-e fan prints. Since childhood, I have been drawn to lyrical atmospheres, like those found in the nostalgic commercials for Nikaido Shochu, a Japanese barley shochu. Rather than efficient modern tools, I feel a stronger pull toward motifs such as hand fans, which quietly carry a sense of nostalgia.
The circular composition is designed with the jigami, the paper surface of a fan, in mind. It reflects the sensation of a May afternoon, when you first begin to feel the warmth in the air. The faint breeze stirred by a fan, the gentle sway of willow branches—and somewhere outside the frame, a cat lured by those invisible sounds and currents of wind.
If, through this painting, a similar breeze were to softly pass through each viewer’s own memories, nothing would make me happier.
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ART BOOK OF SELECTED ILLUSTRATION 和モダン
さまざまなジャンルで活躍中の作家たち94人が一同に集まり、 和風・和モダンをテーマに制作した、至極の作品集。 （内容紹介より引用）
掲載イラスト「ぽぴん」（P038）
ART BOOK OF SELECTED ILLUSTRATION 和モダン
どこからか聞こえる、ぽぴん、という軽やかな音。
扇風機の羽を回すには早すぎるから、団扇をひとつ。
揺れる夏柳と、ビードロに釣られた猫。
忘れていたはずの、遠い初夏の匂い。
この作品は2017年に、浮世絵の「団扇絵（うちわえ）」から着想を得て描いたものです。
私は子供の頃から「二階堂」のCMのような叙情的な空気感が好きで、効率的な現代の道具よりも、団扇のようなノスタルジーを感じさせるモチーフに惹かれます。
円形の構図は、団扇の「地紙」のデザインを意識しています。5月の、少しだけ「暑いな」と感じ始めた午後の体感温度。 団扇が起こすわずかな風と、柳のそよぎ。そんな、目に見えない「音」や「風」に釣られた絵の外の猫。
この絵を通して、見る人それぞれの記憶の中にも、同じような風がそっと吹いてくれたなら——それほど嬉しいことはありません。
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Popin (2017 / Original Work)
A light, rhythmic popin echoes from somewhere. It is still too early to switch on the electric fan, so a single paper fan will do. Swaying summer willows, and a cat captivated by the glass vidro. The scent of a distant early summer—one I thought I had forgotten. A single scene, capturing the awakening breath of the season.
This work was created in 2017, inspired by uchiwa-e—traditional ukiyo-e fan prints. Since childhood, I have been drawn to lyrical atmospheres, like those found in the nostalgic commercials for Nikaido Shochu, a Japanese barley shochu. Rather than efficient modern tools, I feel a stronger pull toward motifs such as hand fans, which quietly carry a sense of nostalgia.
The circular composition is designed with the jigami, the paper surface of a fan, in mind. It reflects the sensation of a May afternoon, when you first begin to feel the warmth in the air. The faint breeze stirred by a fan, the gentle sway of willow branches—and somewhere outside the frame, a cat lured by those invisible sounds and currents of wind.
If, through this painting, a similar breeze were to softly pass through each viewer’s own memories, nothing would make me happier.
┈┈┈┈┈┈୨୧┈┈┈┈┈┈
ART BOOK OF SELECTED ILLUSTRATION 和モダン
さまざまなジャンルで活躍中の作家たち94人が一同に集まり、 和風・和モダンをテーマに制作した、至極の作品集。 （内容紹介より引用）
掲載イラスト「ぽぴん」（P038）
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